Printing also requires ink.... Finally, the actual printing press was an adaptation of a wine press. What is the difference in the way the word printing is used in these two sentences? A. In the first sentence, printing is used as a noun; in the second sentence, it is used as an adjective. B. In the first sentence, printing modifies the word ink; in the second sentence, it modifies the word adaptation. C. In the first sentence, printing functions as the subject of the sentence; in the second sentence, it functions as the object. D. In the first sentence, printing is in the active voice; in the second sentence, it is in the passive voice.